SCANDINAVIAN CONVOY BATTLE SCENARIO: SPRING 1918--- During the spring of 1918, Great Britain organized a regular convoy run from Norway to England to ensure an abundant supply of iron ore and tungsten for its wartime defense industry. As merchant ships could only make eight knots, a strong screen of escorts accompanied each convoy to protect vulnerable freighters from surface warships and submarines alike. On this mission, the U.S. Navy’s Battleship Division 9, was incorporated into the Roya...